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6 s1 F- r+ ^5 i/ \1. Delusions of grandeur: the belief that one is important or powerful. 自以为重要或有权势的幻念
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  T; m' Z( K4 V7 eExample: Arrogant Tony seemed to have suffered from delusions of grandeur.
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! C4 J; i, f. n' G, r, v: ?" |2. Deluged with something: filled or covered with something. 充满
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) }8 E5 T2 f3 L1 RExamples: 1. The speaker was deluged with questions from the audience.
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　2. Jim's company was deluged with orders for its new products.

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% V, @; \0 a4 O% r3. Educated guess: a guess based on knowledge or past experience. 凭知识或经验的猜测


; ~+ D. j7 E) T+ b# l4 uExample: I don't know the exact price of a big car from Italy, but at an educated guess, I would say it should be more expensive than a Japanese car.
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6 O& x- r1 m) t  K* y' j/ ~4. Egg someone on (to do something): encourage someone strongly, especially to do something wrong. 怂恿
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Examples: 1. He wouldn't have thrown the stone if his friends hadn't egged him on.
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　　2. She egged her husband on to quit the job and start his own business.


& H* r' v: r' }: I9 j7 ~" c5. Either way/in either case: in one case or the other. 任何一种情况
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Example: One can get there by air or by sea, but either way, it is a long journey.

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- L  V# c' Q8 g( ^) v0 q6. Eke out something: cause a small supply to last longer by adding something else with special reference to one's income. 补足

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1 S. S% t+ m) ^' PExample: A person with big expenses may be forced to eke out his income by doing some extra work.


7. Fall into disuse: in a state of no longer being used. 废而不用


Example: The small airport could not cope with the increasing demands and gradually fell into disuse.

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8. Fall into oblivion: become forgotten. 遗忘

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* @3 y7 p5 F6 aExample: No matter how wonderful a person is, after his death, his name will quickly fall into oblivion.
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4 G, _  p! i" p6 ^- i9. Fall off: become smaller in number or amount. 数量减少

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* ^) _" a8 y$ a8 M) z+ {8 K4 dExample: The demand for new cars has suddenly fallen off.


& f- l* G; W5 e; N" W10. Fall through: (of plans, etc.) fail. 失败

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Example: For some reasons, their plan to visit Europe fell through.

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$ _+ a& O% _: ~& E. T11. Fan out: spread out in the shape of a fan. 散开
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Example: The crowd fanned out across the green field.